time now for "sunday housecall." >> and i'm arthel neville. joining us is dr. david samadi. chairman and professor of urology and chief of robotic surgery. >> and dr. marc siegel. author of the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. >> i love the way arthel pronounce it. it's so sexy. >> i can't help it, doc. >> of course it's been a difficult past f

. >>> time now for "sunday housecall." >> welcome. joining us as always, dr. mark siegel, professor of medicine at nyu. also author of "the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> and dr. david samadi, professor of urology at lennox hill and chief of robotic surgery. good to see you, doctors. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> it is, but it could be sadly maybe a sick one for people. that's because of the flu. the flu virus is at one of the worst points ever. it's now become an epidemic, according to the centers for disease control. they say the virus has caused the deaths of at least 60 people. it spread to 36 states. how can you prevent getting the flu? does the flu shot work? what can we do to protect our family? this scares me. the one year i didn't get the shot, man, oh, man, i was out of it with the influenza. it's bad. >> this is a particularly severe, nasty strain this year. the predominant strain in 90% of cases is something called an h3n2. that's the proteins on the surface of the flu. the flu molecule

. >>> and back now on "sunday housecall." january is thyroid awareness month, a time dedicateded t spreading awareness of thyroid disease which currently affects about 20 million americans. doctor, what is thyroid disease, first of all, and how do you know if you've got it? >> that's a great point. starting with the endocrine organ that looks like a butterfly that sits on our neck. and believe it or not, it's responsible for all of our metabolism, the rate of metabolism is all coordinated by the thyroid. it affects your brain. it affects your heart, your digestive system, can affect your skin and everything else. and that's why it's a big secret and it's good to know about this. now, you talk about thyroid disease, that's a big term. what exactly are we talking about? the hormone thyroid that's coming from pituitary from the brain is responsible for this. if you have low thyroid, that's called hypothyroid, all the symptoms you talked about, fatigue, tired, you're gaining weight, losing your hair, constipation, all of that. an

. >>> time now for sunday housecall. >> welcome. joining us as always dr. of medicine at nyu. also author of the inner pulse unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. >> and professor of urology at lennox hill and chief of robotic surgery. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> it is but it could be sadly maybe a sick one for people. that's because of the flu. the flu virus is at one of the worst points ever. it's now become an epidemic, according to the centers for disease control. they say the virus has caused the deaths of at least 60 people. it spread to 36 states. how can you prevent getting the flu? does the flu shot work? what can we do to protect our family? this scares me. the one year i didn't get the shot , man, oh man i was out of it with the influenza. it's bad. >> this is a particularly severe nasty strain this year. the predominant strain in 90% of cases is something called an h3n2. that's the protein s on the surface of the flu. the flu molecule, the virus itself is a little package of rna, genetic material. it hops cell to cell an

time now for "sunday housecall." >> and i'm arthel neville. joining us is dr. david samadi. chairman and professor of urology and chief of robotic surgery. >> and dr. marc siegel. author of the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. >> i love the way arthel pronounce it. it's so sexy. >> i can't help it, doc. >> of course, it's been a difficult past few days and week. the sounds of terror ringing across paris this past week. you hear those ambulance sirens, you see those scenes throughout the city after those two deadly assaults. it's raising health concerns for us, about mental and physical effects on the body of living with the prospect of terrorism and what it does reading and watching these scenes as we sit here watching in america. of course, bringing up memories for sum of 9/11 and the other previous terrorist attacks and more attacks that could potentially hit our country. with dianne feinstein today saying there are sleeper cells here in the u.s. how do we deal with this and what does it do to our health? herely our hearts go out to the victim

time now for >>> time now for "sunday housecall." >> dr. marc siegel at nyu, also an author of "unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> nice to see you. >> we start today with a really important message. a new movie, it reveals what it is like to live with the early onset of alzheimer's. >> i've always been so defined by my intellect, my language, my articulation. and now sometimes i can see the words hanging in front of me, and i can't reach them. and i don't know who i am. i don't know what i'm going to lose next. >> that was julianne moore giving an emotional performance in "still alice." it follows the story of a professor who learns she's suffering from early onset alzheimer's. it comes at the time researchers are revealing a promising new treatment of the disease. the film and that performance and the message is heartbreaking. >> also at the same time, a strong message. i think julianne moore did an amazing job in that bringing alzheimer's problem to the surface. everyone knows it as an aging process over the age of 65.

. >>> time now for "sunday housecall." >> welcome. joining us as always, dr.professor of medicine at nyu. also author of "the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> and dr. david samadi, professor of urology at lennox hill and chief of robotic surgery. good to see you, doctors. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> it is, but it could be sadly maybe a sick one for people. that's because of the flu. the flu virus is at one of the worst points ever. it's now become an epidemic, according to the centers for disease control. they say the virus has caused

time now for >>> time now for "sunday housecall." >> dr.iegel at nyu, also an author of "unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> nice to see you. >> we start today with a really important message. a new movie, it reveals what it is like to live with the early onset of alzheimer's. >> i've

morgan stanley's housecall is that it is going to between be 16. but the fed will marked on their own forecast a little bit for the year. >> your shop has the outlier call. every day, he looks smarter and smarter and smarter. >> the housecall is definitely later. my sense is that they will wait also. the expectations for earnings of come down sharply. >> nine out of 10 sectors have revised down. >> it is really important. if you are an energy analyst and you did not cut your earnings in earnings season, you are pretty lazy. but nobody has raised estimates in the areas that benefit. i think retail sales will be stronger in january because the oil price is accelerating and they are not perfectly accurate as far as consumer spending. i am optimistic. as far as discretionary spending. >> the stock market will not go down. it is the most hated bull market ever. how do you suggest that this continues? >> there is always going to be corrections. >> know there is and. we just looked at it -- no there isn't. we just looked at it. >> i think this is going to

. >>> you have heard of housecalls. your doctor may soon be making office calls.ty yu takes a look at the future of medicine coming to an office near you. >> reporter: it looks like a doctor's office but she is getting an exam in the comfort of her own office and the doctor is beaming in from across town. >> there were times that i would not want to go see my doctor and i wouldn't go just because of the amount of time it would take to drive there, to wait. >> reporter: sierra says she doesn't have to put off those appointments anymore. she is one of the first kaiser permanente payments to use this kiosk called health spot, first tested in the bay area, this pod is now up and running at a county office in san diego. it's the first in its network. >> it's clean, convenient, i pretty much have the same experience as if i were actually at a kaiser facility. >> reporter: you are literally connected with the doctors. >> hi, just a couple of deep breaths. >> reporter: who can listen to your heartbeat, your lungs and look at realtime video. >> ah. >> it will never replace

[overlapping speakers >> housecalls from roberta! all right. 5:50. thanks, roberta. here, three terrier puppies will need homes. they are so cute after being stuffed in a bag dumped in the trash two people were walking in a park in pleasant hill when their dog alerted them to the trash can and untied the bag. inside they found puppies. after cleaning and feeding them they were taken to the contra costa animal shelter. they are doing fine. they just need a home. they will be put up for adoption in a few days. >>> time now is 5:51. muni is going fare-free for some passengers. more this morn you tell us what you want to pay and we help find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, insurance, nah, nah, nah, discount. my name's flo, you want to go out with me? no. uh-huh-huh! >>> muni rides will soon be free for disabled and low income seniors. you will have to apply for a card to take advantage of the rides. and it will take effect march 1. >>> there was a burglary at fisherman's wharf yesterday. of these rammed into the patagonia store there. police say someone watching th